People: Joan Kupersmith Larkin, Partner

Joan Kupersmith Larkin

Biography

Ms. Larkin is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. She has more than 30 years of experience in domestic and international trademark, copyright, unfair competition matters, and related litigation. Ms. Larkin is involved in all areas of trademark and copyright prosecution, counseling, licensing, enforcement and protection. She has prosecuted well over 1,000 U.S. trademark applications and thousands of foreign trademark applications in most countries around the world and has developed, implemented and coordinated worldwide enforcement and anti-counterfeiting programs on behalf of major entertainment properties.

In addition, Ms. Larkin has extensive experience in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and in counseling clients on Internet issues and has prosecuted numerous UDRP/ICANN proceedings.

Ms. Larkin's clients include major entertainment companies, sports teams, restaurant chains, food companies, personal care product companies, and U.S. and foreign entities involved in a wide variety of industries, including automotive products, aerospace and defense industries, as well as non-profit organizations.

Ms. Larkin began her legal career as a Trademark Examining Attorney with the U.S. Trademark Office, where she was president of the Trademark Society. Ms. Larkin is active in a number of professional organizations, and has served as Director of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA).

Ms. Larkin has served on New York University's Alumni Association Board of Directors and has been a member of NYU's President's Council/California Council. She presently serves as President and Director of the Seyfarth Shaw’s Charitable Foundation, as well as having served as a Vice President and Director of the California Bar Foundation.

For almost 20 years, she was a member of the U.S. Commerce Department’s Advisory Committee for Trademark Affairs. She is consistently listed in the Guide to the World’s Leading Trademark Law Practitioners, Who’s Who Legal-The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers and Southern California Super Lawyers. In 2015, Ms. Larkin was voted one of the ‘Best of the Best’ - among the top 40 trademark professionals in the U.S.

Ms. Larkin is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. She has more than 30 years of experience in domestic and international trademark, copyright, unfair competition matters, and related litigation. Ms. Larkin is involved in all areas of trademark and copyright prosecution, counseling, licensing, enforcement and protection. She has prosecuted well over 1,000 U.S. trademark applications and thousands of foreign trademark applications in most countries around the world and has developed, implemented and coordinated worldwide enforcement and anti-counterfeiting programs on behalf of major entertainment properties.

In addition, Ms. Larkin has extensive experience in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and in counseling clients on Internet issues and has prosecuted numerous UDRP/ICANN proceedings.

Ms. Larkin's clients include major entertainment companies, sports teams, restaurant chains, food companies, personal care product companies, and U.S. and foreign entities involved in a wide variety of industries, including automotive products, aerospace and defense industries, as well as non-profit organizations.

Ms. Larkin began her legal career as a Trademark Examining Attorney with the U.S. Trademark Office, where she was president of the Trademark Society. Ms. Larkin is active in a number of professional organizations, and has served as Director of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA).

Ms. Larkin has served on New York University's Alumni Association Board of Directors and has been a member of NYU's President's Council/California Council. She presently serves as President and Director of the Seyfarth Shaw’s Charitable Foundation, as well as having served as a Vice President and Director of the California Bar Foundation.

For almost 20 years, she was a member of the U.S. Commerce Department’s Advisory Committee for Trademark Affairs. She is consistently listed in the Guide to the World’s Leading Trademark Law Practitioners, Who’s Who Legal-The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers and Southern California Super Lawyers. In 2015, Ms. Larkin was voted one of the ‘Best of the Best’ - among the top 40 trademark professionals in the U.S.

Education

J.D., New England School of Law (1976)

B.A., New York University (1973) Red Dragon Senior Honor Society

Admissions

Florida

California

New York

District of Columbia

Courts

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (formerly CCPA), Ninth and Sixth Circuits

Geographies

Our London office operates as Seyfarth Shaw (UK) LLP, an affiliate of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Seyfarth Shaw (UK) LLP is a limited liability partnership established under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with registered number 556927.

Legal services provided by our Australian practice are provided by the Australian legal practitioner partners and employees of Seyfarth Shaw Australia, an Australian partnership.

Our Hong Kong office "Seyfarth Shaw," a registered foreign law firm, is a Hong Kong sole proprietorship and is legally distinct and independent from Seyfarth Shaw LLP, an Illinois limited liability partnership, and its other offices.